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The title of this event is: UNIFYING OUR PERSPECTIVES ON DYSLEXIA: ADVOCACY AND PARTNERSHIPS, and it will be facilitated by Jorene Cook - Reading League President, Instructional Coach for Auburn School District, mother of 6th grade boy with dyslexia, and Ed.D. Candidate in Curriculum, Teaching, Leading & Learning at Northeastern University.

This event is being hosted by Oswego High School. 

Reading League members come from a large CNY area, so each event is located in a different region to accommodate the driving distances fairly. A bonus to holding our summer event in Oswego is that you can arrive early and treat yourself to food and drink at Rudy's Lakeside Drive-In Diner (http://rudyshot.com/) with a gorgeous view of the lake! This is a classic and delicious summer tradition!

VERY EXCITING is that our event is a "precursor" to an event being held on August 12 by the Literacy Coalition of Oswego County (LCOC). LCOC will be hosting renowned cognitive scientist and author Daniel Willingham as their keynote speaker at this event. Perhaps you've read some of his articles in American Educator..."Ask the Cognitive Scientist." His latest book, Raising Kids Who Read, What Parents and Teachers Can Do, will be discussed at OUR event as a way of getting prepared and excited (order it today for your knowledge library and treat yourself to a great summer read)! We will send a separate email to Reading League members with the LCOC Announcement of their event, giving you more details in case you are interested in attending that one as well.

Now, back to our July 14 and its highly interactive agenda...PLEASE SHARE this with friends, family, neighbors, associates, colleagues, and anyone else who knows a student or parent dealing with our topic. Please share this event on social media and verbally.

PLANNED AGENDA (arrive on time - we start on the nose!): 

6:00     Welcome remarks - news, announcements, and updates on call-to-action item data. Introduction of special guests.

6:15    Keynote by Jorene Cook: "My Experiences with Dyslexia as an Insider and an Outsider"

• What teachers and parents can do to improve collaboration
• Living through the discomfort in order to become an empowered change agent

6:45   Thought provoking dyslexia / reading disability activities

7:15   Panel Discussion and Q & A - literacy specialist, school psychologist, licensed psychologist,              counselor, parent, teacher, special educator, student(s)/adult(s) with dyslexia

• Myths and Misconceptions about Dyslexia and People with Dyslexia
• Importance of collaboration 
• The continuum of dyslexia and reading difficulty - there is no "one size fits all"
• Compliance mindsets - let's also think humanistically
• Defining dyslexia - why might some say it doesn't exist?
• Assessment/evidence-based instruction
• SBRR for ALL students

8:15   Closing Activity - what can each of us do differently moving forward?

Finally...

Thank you to all who attended our May 12 event. Through donations and raffle monies, we raised $157, which helped to defray the costs of printing and some legal filing fees with New York State. We are very grateful for this support.  We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and all donations are tax deductible. At all events, voluntary donations of a dollar or two are gladly accepted. It is our hope to raise $250 at the next event to purchase a scanner/fax machine.

And THANK YOU - for being a supporter or member of The Reading League.